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Chess.com Partners with Play.Works to Deploy
new AVOD App

AVOD to compliment company's continued ChessTV FAST expansion

March 19, 2024 – Chess.com, the world’s largest chess site with a community of more
than 150 million members, has announced a partnership with Play.Works, the leading
provider of CTV games and video, to deliver an all new ChessTV Ad Supported Video
On Demand (AVOD) App experience across the connected TV landscape.

On the heels of Chess.com’s ongoing global FAST expansion, the ChessTV AVOD App
will include a compelling mix of Chess.com owned content curated around prestigious
tournaments like the Champions Chess Tour, original programs, informative and
instructional series and highlights of the worlds most legendary players such as Magnus
Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura.

“We continue to explore new distribution and monetization avenues for our vast library
of content, always with the goal of reaching new audiences and promoting the game,"
said Erik Allebest, CEO of Chess.com. “With their success in the gaming space and
with their deep worldwide CTV connections, Play.Works is the ideal partner to help our
success in AVOD."

Play.Works CTV games and video can be found on world leading distribution platforms
from Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku, Vizio, LG, Samsung and many others worldwide with a
combined reach of more than 250 million homes.

“Chess.com is helping fuel the growing Chess resurgence and Play.Works is thrilled to
partner to utilize our leading video technology and distribution to deliver an on-demand
experience to viewers worldwide” said Jonathan Boltax, CEO of Play.Works. We are
thrilled to make this amazing library of content available on the big screen on demand
for the first time."

About Chess.com
Chess.com, recently named as one of Time’s top-100 most influential companies, is the
world’s largest chess site with a community of more than 150 million members from
around the world playing more than 10 million games every day. Chess.com organizes
and broadcasts the world’s biggest chess events featuring multi-million-dollar prize
funds and captivating millions of viewers.

About Play.Works
Play.Works is the #1 provider of CTV games and original TV channels designed to
engage viewers with fun gaming experiences on the primary screen. Play.Works has the
largest CTV games catalog in the world with over 400+ titles built from the ground-up,
including Play.Works originals, Wheel of Fortune, Tetris®, Crossy Road, Trivia Crack,
Doodle Jump, and classic games from Atari®. Play.Works’ video AVOD and FAST
channels, including Airrack, Like Nastya, PW Kids®, Ninja Kidz TV and BRB Travel +
Food®, feature original television programming from top creators and new voices.
Play.Works CTV games and video services have a combined reach of over 250 million
homes, and can be found on world leading players such as Comcast, Cox, SKY, Roku,
Vizio, LG, Samsung and most major pay TV platforms in North America and the UK.